CASEA Awards

Previous Award Winners

CASEA Thomas B. Greenfield Dissertation Award

Submissions of Doctoral Dissertations in Educational Administration are invited for the award competition. The CASEA/ACAES Thomas B. Greenfield Award will be presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education.

The recipient will be invited to present a paper based on his or her research at the CASEA conference. Travel expenses will be covered, in part, by the association.

Criteria

Selection Criteria:

  1.Significance of the research problem,
  2.Conceptualization, design, and execution of the study,
  3.Potential for theory development, further research, and improved practice, and
  4.Relevance to the field of educational administration in Canada.

Eligibility

Eligibility requirements for the EdD or PhD degree in educational administration must have been completed during the academic year prior to the conference or the degree must have been awarded during that period by a Canadian university.

Submission Requirements

Normally the dissertation is submitted by the supervisor; however, there is nothing to prevent an individual submitting his/her own work. A departmental screening, if there is one, is simply to ensure that the department is willing to submit the dissertation under its name. PhD submissions are not limited to one per department; this is the case only with the Master’s award but not the Greenfield.

Submission of the entries: Applicants should submit one electronic copy of the dissertation together with a 2,500 to 3,000 word article (less references), giving an overview of the study to the chair of the dissertation award committee as well as a supporting letter from the student’s supervisor.

Submissions

Send electronic documents to:

Dr. Rosemary Foster
Department of Educational Policy Studies
Education North 7-104
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
T6G 2G5
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Tel: 780-492-0760

Deadline

Submissions must be received no later than January 20, 2012.

Margaret Haughey Masters Award

Submissions are invited for the CASEA/ACEAS Margaret Haughey Masters Award competition.

Criteria

In assessing the theses, projects and papers submitted for the Margaret Haughey Master’s Award, the following criteria will be used:

1.Significance of the Topic to the Field
2.Rigour and Relevance of the Conceptual framework
3.Methodological Design
4.Significance and Coherence of the Conclusions
5.Writing Quality and Organization of the Work

Eligibility

Eligible works include Master’s theses, projects, and graduating papers. Requirements for the Master of Education degree must have been completed during the previous calendar year, or the degree must have been awarded during that period by a Canadian University.

Please note that normally only two submissions will be accepted per department, so faculty should consult with colleagues prior to nominating a candidate for this award.

Submission Requirements

A letter of nomination from the advisor of the eligible work or department chair, together with an electronic copy of the thesis, project, or graduating paper.  Electronic submissions should be in .pdf or .doc format. Please ensure that the document, table of contents, appendices, etc… are contained in one electronic document.

Submissions

Dr. Paul Newton
Department of Educational Policy Studies
Education North 7-104
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Canada T6G 2G5
Telephone: 780-492-0773
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Deadline

Submissions should be received no later than February 6, 2012.

CASEA Distinguished Service Award

These awards are intended to recognize those who have had a career of distinguished service in the study of educational administration in Canada. Distinguished Service Awards are presented at the CASEA/ACEAS annual meeting or at the annual banquet. No more than two individuals may receive an award in any given year.

Criteria

Nominees must meet criterion 1 and at least two of the other five criteria listed below to be eligible for the Award. Nominations must include evidence that these criteria have been met consistently over a substantial period of time—normally 15 or more years.

1.Active involvement in CASEA/ACEAS through: long term membership, presentation of papers, chairing of sessions, involvement on the Executive or other committees, contribution to the Newsletter, or other activities.

2.A distinguished record of research and publication as evidenced by publications in a variety of journals with national and international status, or by the receipt of research grants or equivalent measures.

3.A distinguished record of teaching and preparation of graduate students, as evidenced by the receipt of teaching awards, commendations from students, former students occupying leadership positions in education, or the equivalent.

4.An active role in the preparation of teaching materials, as evidenced by authorship of textbooks, case studies, audio visual materials, presentation of clinics or workshops, or equivalent.

5.Active involvement in other educational administration organizations such as UCEA, CCEA, AERA, or equivalent.

6.Active service related to educational administration through membership on various commissions of inquiry, preparation of public reports or documents, contributions to public debate about education issues, or equivalent.

Eligibility

Candidates for the award must be nominated by a department of educational administration (or other appropriate department if the nominating university has no educational administration unit). Candidates need not be nominated by their own institutions; any institution can file a nomination for any person thought to be meritorious.

Submission Requirements

The nomination, signed by the administrative head of the nominating unit, must include:

1.A complete CV for the candidate,
2.A written statement outlining the ways in which the candidate meets the criteria for the award, and
3.Letters of support for the nomination from CASEA/ACEAS members from at least three other universities or educational agencies.

Submissions

For information regarding submissions for the award, please contact committee chair:

Dr. Ben Levin
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1V6
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Tel: 416-978-1157

Deadline

The submission deadline is February 1, 2011.